Category: Crime

  • NHTSA launches probe into Cybertruck crash in California that killed 3

    NHTSA launches probe into Cybertruck crash in California that killed 3

    Federal officials are investigating how a Tesla Cybertruck crash killed three people in Northern California last month. A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration spokesperson confirmed that the agency is aware of the crash and is gathering information from law enforcement and the manufacturer. The NHTSA is the agency in charge of reviewing incidents involving automated…

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  • An undated New York City Police Department handout image shows an individual wanted for questioning in connection with the killing of UnitedHeatlhcare CEO Brian Thompson.

    NYPD releases photos of UnitedHealth CEO shooting suspect

    Dana Thiede at KARE 11 reports the New York Police Department has released photos showing a “person of interest” in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. A post on the NYPD News X channel shows a young man in a hooded coat standing at a counter with no mask, and asks anyone who…

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  • Activists have a new tactic to close Aliso Canyon gas storage facility

    Activists have a new tactic to close Aliso Canyon gas storage facility

    Ever since a historic, methane-spewing blowout in October 2015, local lawmakers, residents and activists have been pressuring state regulators and officials, including the governor, to close the Aliso Canyon gas storage field. The leak at the Porter Ranch facility lasted for 121 days and pumped more than 100,000 tons of methane and other chemicals into…

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  • Just one mutation can make H5N1 bird flu a threat to humans

    Just one mutation can make H5N1 bird flu a threat to humans

    California researchers say the world may be just one genetic tweak away from human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus — a worrisome mutation that could open the door to widespread human infections and possibly even a pandemic, according to some experts. In a study published Thursday in the journal Science, Scripps Research Institute…

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  • 7.0 earthquake hits Northern California, prompts tsunami warning

    7.0 earthquake hits Northern California, prompts tsunami warning

    SAN FRANCISCO —  Northern California was rattled by a magnitude 7 earthquake off the coast of Humboldt County Thursday, prompting a tsunami warning for a wide swath of the region. The earthquake occurred at 10:44 a.m. with an epicenter under the Pacific Ocean, about 70 miles southwest of Eureka and 110 miles northwest of Mendocino. Shaking…

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  • Rescue operation underway for missing diver off Long Beach shore

    Rescue operation underway for missing diver off Long Beach shore

    Four men in their 20s departed from Long Beach on Wednesday evening but only three returned, prompting a large multiagency search for the missing person that continued Thursday morning, authorities confirmed. Long Beach and L.A. County fire department divers, along with personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, Long Beach Police and Los Angeles Port Police…

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  • Gov. Tim Walz at Wednesday’s press conference: “As you can see, Minnesota continues to be in a strong place.”

    State lawmakers react to projected budget deficits along party lines

    It is the gift-giving season, and Wednesday’s Minnesota economic and revenue forecast had something for all the politicians to cherish — DFL and GOP both. It was the same presentation, one that showed a narrowing surplus for the two-year budget that will be adopted this spring and then a sizable shortfall for the two-year budget…

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  • Patient in a doctor's office

    Keep the door open for responsible private capital in health care

    Cityscape | Twin Cities urban geographer Bill Lindeke weighs in on city life, transportation, planning and more in his column delivered to your inbox weekly.  The issue of private capital in health care has become a hot topic nationwide. From state legislatures to Congress, policymakers have debated whether there should be limits or even bans…

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    Will you be a part of MinnPost’s growth?

    The narrative around local news across the country is a sad one of decline. Even here in Minnesota, many outlets have dwindled or closed altogether. I’m proud — and I hope you are too! — that MinnPost stands against this disheartening trend. In the vanguard of the nonprofit journalism movement, we’re looked to by peers…

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  • Hennepin County Jail

    Hennepin County finds temporary solution to reduce inmate population

    Fox9 reports Hennepin County has moved hundreds of inmates to other jails following an order from the Minnesota Department of Corrections to reduce the inmate population. “Hennepin County now has contracts with seven other counties, but the price tag to house the overflow of inmates will cost taxpayers about $600,000 a month.” Sahan Journal reports…

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